201 North Mason Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802

Last updated: March 25, 2024

Directions from Blue Circle 30 Club to site 7:

• Turn right onto E Wolfe St and to the stop light 
• Site 8 is on the northwest corner of E Wolfe St and N Mason St 
• Site 8 would have been in the corner of the Friendly City Food Co-op’s parking lot ​

The original location of the African American First Baptist Church was on the west corner of North Mason Street and East Wolfe Street. This area was known as “Old Mason Drive.” The congregation was organized in 1871. In 1873, the church was erected and cost $850. In five years, the congregation outgrew the building. The old church moved fifty feet back, and a new structure was built in front. The old church served as a lecture room and social hall. Later, a parsonage was added to the property to house ministers and their families. In 1963, the city of Harrisonburg purchased the church during the 1960s as part of the Urban Renewal Program. The church was demolished, as were other properties in the surrounding area. The church relocated to Broad Street, and the previous lot is now a parking lot.

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